Complete Match Results

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Norfolk State women's tennis team resumed MEAC play on Saturday afternoon with a 4-3 loss to N.C. Central at the Centre Court Racquet Club.

The Spartans are now 3-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play. N.C. Central is now 1-6 overall and 1-0 in the MEAC.

NSU's only win in doubles competition came from Marie Habiyaremye and Yvonne Kamgne. They defeated Lynsey Cover and Tamara Jeremic, 8-6, at the No. 3 position. At the No. 2 slot, Andrea Macchiavello and Mafalda Lhorca suffered an 8-6 loss to Rebecca Wood and Ekaterina Nekrasova. Krystal Scott and Liza Gordeeva closed things out with an 8-6 loss to Mia Ramic and Aissa Muamba.

Lhorca, Scott and Habiyaremye picked up victories for the Spartans in singles play. Lhorca upended Ramic, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the No. 4 position. Scott competed at the No. 5 spot and defeated Cover, 6-3, 6-3. Habiyaremye defeated Jeremic, 6-4, 6-3. Gordeeva suffered a 6-1, 6-3 loss to Wood at the No. 1 slot. Kamegne fell to Muamba 6-1, 6-2. Macchiavello had set point at 5-2 in the first set and 5-4 in the second set against Nekrasova, but could not come out with the win. She lost 7-5, 7-6(12-10).

The Spartans return to action on March 1 against S.C. State. The match starts at 11 a.m. at the Bulldog Courts in Orangeburg, S.C.